When an aneurysm occurs in the chest (above your diaphragm) it's called a thoracic aortic aneurysm. Thoracic aortic aneurysms are classified based on which part of the aorta is abnormal: While your ...
When the heart is injured it can’t repair itself, meaning that heart failure often requires a transplant of the whole organ. But now, scientists at EPFL have developed an artificial aorta that can ...
The aorta, a large blood vessel responsible for transporting oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body, plays a crucial role in our circulatory system. While it has long been known that ...
A veteran's study identified more than a dozen genes associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) that could be used to better identify people at risk for the often-deadly condition, according to ...
Aortic pressure wave reflection is one of the risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease in adults, and the degree of pressure wave reflection increases with aging. However, enhanced pressure ...
The metabolic activity of any tissue is limited by its blood supply; the more active any organ, the more blood it needs and the more extensive its vascularization. The changes in metabolic activity ...
A team of doctors have identified a ‘second heart’ that has been hiding in the body in plain sight. They've found the aorta, the body’s largest artery, acts like a second heart by stretching and ...
"In short, it seems likely that the returned arterialized blood should be returned during diastole when the aortic valve is closed. This would probably offer less resistance to the ailing heart's ...
The metabolic activity of any tissue is limited by its blood supply; the more active any organ, the more blood it needs and the more extensive its vascularization. The changes in metabolic activity ...
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